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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vernon Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vernon Center and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Vernon Center:
- 43.756944, -84.767222
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Vernon Center
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Isabella County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Isabella County
- Since Vernon Center is near Clare County and also Midland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clare County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Midland County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Vernon Center
Communities Also Named Vernon Center ...
We found three communities that are also named Vernon Center.
Within Michigan, the name Vernon Center is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Tolland County
- This Vernon Center is located in Tolland County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the east of the Vernon Center that is located in Isabella County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Vernon Center.
- Minnesota
- Blue Earth County
- This Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the west of the Vernon Center that is located in Isabella County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Vernon Center.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Vernon Center is located in Oneida County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the east of the Vernon Center that is located in Isabella County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Vernon Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vernon Center ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Clare
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colonville is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonville
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Farwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Lyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lyle is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rosebush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Two Rivers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Two Rivers is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
- Wise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wise is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
How Far From Vernon Center to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Vernon Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vernon Center and extending to:
- Mount Pleasant, which is the Seat of Isabella County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Vernon Center to Mount Pleasant, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vernon Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Vernon Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vernon Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7569, Longitude: -84.7672 In this case, the coordinates for Vernon Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.49 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.394 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.536 degrees. |
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